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I love making this easy chicken and dumplings recipe for dinner on busy nights. It’s one of my family’s favorite feel-good dinners and it’s a 20-minute meal. Total bonus.
It’s also the perfect way to use the delicious and convenient rotisserie chicken you can pick up at Food Lion.
It’s seasoned so yummily so it def makes the perfect meal on its own, but if you have leftover rotisserie chicken, use it for this easy chicken and dumplings recipe.
Scroll down for a list of more ideas on how to use rotisserie chicken.
HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS
Pull the meat off the chicken with your fingers and shred or tear into chunks. You can also use two forks to pull the meat apart or dice it into small pieces. It’s up to you what size chunks you’d like!
Heat your choice of chicken gravy to a low boil. Sometimes I use jars and sometimes I use mixes. Choose your favorite.
While it’s heating up, mix up your dumpling batter.
Add the leftover rotisserie chicken to the hot gravy.
Drop spoonfuls of the dumpling batter onto the boiling gravy stew. The dough will be very sticky, so you’ll have to scrape it off the spoon with your finger.
Reduce heat to a simmer and let cook uncovered for 10 minutes, then cover and cook an additional 10 minutes.
Serve immediately, spooning gravy over the tops of the dumplings as you serve them.
The dumplings will be deliciously soft and tender!
It’s such a quick and easy meal and a great way to fill an empty plate!
Speaking of empty plates, I’m so moved by Food Lion’s #NoEmptyPlate initiative. If you follow my Instagram (and you should) you’ll see that I was in Charlotte when Food Lion made the announcement they’d be donating ONE BILLION MORE MEALS by 2025 through Food Lion Feeds to help fight against hunger!
Food Lion takes such an active and caring role in the communities it serves. I heart Food Lion big time.
So, I’m more than happy to help Food Lion reach their new goal of donating 1 billion more meals to our neighbors by 2025 by participating in the #NoEmptyPlate social challenge, and I encourage you to join the challenge as well.
Here’s what you need to do:
Post a selfie to your Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram account to let your friends and family know they can help Food Lion fight food insecurity in their communities.
Use the hashtags #FoodLionFeeds and #NoEmptyPlate anywhere in your post
Food Lion will donate one meal to our neighbors in need for every photo with the hashtag #NoEmptyPlate
Please help!
EASY CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS
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Easy Chicken and Dumplings Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 pounds rotisserie chicken
- 2 cups chicken gravy can be more, but at least this much
- 2 cups Bisquick baking mix
- 2/3 cup water
- fresh or dried parsley, to taste
Instructions
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Pull meat off rotisserie chicken and tear or cut into pieces. Set aside.
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In small bowl, mix together Bisquick and water to make dumpling dough. Dough will be very sticky.
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In large skillet, heat chicken gravy to a boil. Add chicken and then drop large spoonfuls of dumpling dough on top of the boiling stew. Lower heat to a simmer; let cook uncovered 10 minutes. Cover; cook 10 more minutes. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately.
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Jennifer says
That chicken and dumplings looks amazing. I love recipes like this that use leftovers!
Alissa A Apel says
I like that it includes an already cooked chicken.
I have a few chicken and dumpling recipes I enjoy. One is soup.
Lyanna Soria says
This is a great idea to recycle left-over food which I’m am all up for since I don’t like wasting food. That recipe sounds amazing and it looks absolutely delicious too!
sarah says
Rotisserie chickens are the best. So many delicious recipes you can make with them. The c chicken and dumplings looks so good.
Kelly says
This is such a comfort food for me. I love finding new ways to use Rotisserie chickens!
Wren LaPorte says
Oh my goodness this looks absolutely delicious! I will have to try it soon.
krystal says
If it’s easy … it’s for me! I’ve never attempted this dish before, but you make it look like I could do it!
Ruth I says
Looks like a dish that I would love to cook and prepare. I love how well roasted the chicken looks. One of my all time faves!
Catalina says
I am always looking for new ways to make chicken! This seems to be an easy and tasty recipe!
Rachel says
Oooh! I never thought of the rotisserie chicken as the chicken in this recipe. I am sure the flavor would be great.
keikilani says
Now you have me craving comfort food! Easy dinners that make everyone feel good are my favorite. Can’t wait to try your recipe.
Laura says
I do not see the dumplings side of the recipe! But using leftovers is great.
Kathy says
I love chicken and dumplings. One of my favorites too. It’s been a while since I’ve made them though. Looking forward to making them.
Katrina says
Yum! This sounds delicious and easy, I need more recipes for weeknight dinners so this is definitely going to be tried!
LaToyia Dennis says
Oh wow. I have never made chicken and dumplings like this. This is so much faster than my way for sure.
Amy says
This recipe looks so good! I have never tried chicken and dumplings but your recipe makes me want to dig in.
Tara Pittman says
I do love easy when cooking. My family will love this recipe and I need to make it.
Annemarie LeBlanc says
I always “recycle” left over food. This chicken and dumplings recipe looks really good. I will save the recipe and make this next time we have left over chicken. I am sure my family won’t notice that it is “recycled” food. 🙂
Lisa Joy Thompson says
Chicken and dumplings is my favorite. I was so excited when I discovered how easy they are to make at home.